A Billionaire Oilman Makes $100-Million Pledge

By Kathryn Masterson

The billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens has announced his foundation will award $100-million to Oklahoma State University, his alma mater, to endow professorships at the institution.

The gift comes after a controversial $165-million donation that Mr. Pickens made in 2006 for athletics.

Mr.Pickens was sharply criticized when...

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